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May 5, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING 2N LECTRA HAND AND GOT ON THE 3RD ON 4TH STEP AND FELL. HE HURT HIS BACK A ABLUANCE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPTIAL AND THEY RELEASE HIM AND HE WALKED OUT H E HAD THIS TYPE INJURY NUMB ER TIMES. 3

April 15, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING 2FF HIS LOADER AND THE BOTTOM STEP BROKE HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS LEG TAIL BONE BACK AND HEAD ON THE GROUND THE STEP BROKE WITH HIM ON IT HE SAID THE STEP WAS GOOD AT THE START OF THE S2IFT IT MUST HAVE HIT A ROCK OR SOMETHING

March 27, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING 2FF A LECTRA &3 FELL OFF THE LADDER. HE SAID THERE WAS GREASE ON THE HANDRAIL BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE , ARM, & BACK. THIS WAS HIS LAST SHIFT BEFORE A LAY OFF. 3

March 27, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING 2FF HIS TRUCK & MISSED THE LAST STEP ON THE LADDER & HIS KNEE HIT THE GROUND. THIS WAS THE LAST SHIFT HE WAS GOING TO WORK BEFORE BEING LAID OFF.

October 25, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS CLIMBING ON THE LOADER FROM THE REAR & SLIPPED ON THE TIRES & FELL BETWSEEN TIRE & BATTERY BOX IT WAS MUDDY & HIS FEET SLIPPED HE MAY HAVE RUPTURED HIS ABODMINE SECTION OF HIS STOMACH THIS WAS HIS LAST SHIFT BEFORE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN LAID OFF

October 8, 1984 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE SLIPPED FROM TO SECOND STEP OFF THE LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE HURT HIS LEFT HIP THE DR AT THE HOSITAL SAID HE PULLED A LIGAMENT AND CHIPPED A BONE BUT THEY COULD NO T READ THE XRAY HE GOES BACK TO DO DR THE NEXT DAY AND NOW CANT GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

September 28, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON CATWALK OF LOADER AT REAR OF CAB.CATWALK WASNT BENT OR ANY OIL PRESENT.NO ONE SAW ACDIDENT.SAID BACK WAS HURT TOOK HIM BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL AND THEY EXAMINED HIM AND RELEASED HI

February 3, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS CLEANING COAL HE SAID HE HAD TO GO TO THE RESTROOM AND WAS STANDING ON TOP THE LOADER RELIEVING HIMSELF. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HE HURT HIS BACK. THEIR WERE NO WITNESSESS TO THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS HIS LAST SHIFT BEFORE BEING LAID OFF

May 9, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING IN COAL TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED.HAND WAS ON GRAB RAIL AND CAUGHT FULL WEIGHT ON ARM.PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE LAY-OFF,NO WITNESSES.

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